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I served in the USMC. Then I went Army National Guard, then I went USAF Reserve (no, not going to join the Navy, Coast Guard, nor the Space Force, I'm going to settle for an impressive hat trick). So every branch has got some strengths and weaknesses. Army has got the highest budget, ALWAYS gets the coolest toys, and probably the most options of were to go in your career. Air Force does'nt actually go out of it's way to make life miserable for it's Airmen (as well as an impressive technical and educational acumen). Navy? The best duty stations, proud tradition, and of course there is no such thing as the USMC without the USN (settle down brothers, we all know it's true). As much fun as it is to make fun of the Coast Guard, they got some pretty high speed dudes, also if you're joining the millitary and looking into a LEO career post service (a fairly common thing) I actually recomend this branch myself. Last but not least? The Space Force. The're new and only time will tell what they can truly contribute to DoD. I used to not recognize them as a branch untill I read an article of their 1st NJP. A Guardian skipped out on formation to go buy an X-Box. After that, I was like "Okay, yeah. You guys are definately a real branch now." Now, the USMC has an uncanny ability to adapt and overcome. Not only that, the Espirit De Corps in the Marine Corps is rivaled by few (I'd say the French Forgien Legion is the closest to us in that regard). Hell, I'd say us Marines are a bit cult like. You beat one of us in a bar, that Marine will be back with his brothers and sisters looking for you. No fucks given. Marines are the only branch to make it mandatory to learn our own history in boot camp. When I was a Corporal, I was never told to go correct "that younger marine" I was told to correct "your younger brother/sister". We have the whole "Once a Marine, you will ALWAYS be a Marine." We're the only branch asked by PETA to stop drinking Cobra Blood in the jungle. Some of you might think I'm knocking on this by comparing it to a cult. Not at all. I actually think the bizzare and weird traditions strengthen us, and give us identity. Every warrior culture in history (Samurai, Knights, Roman Legionaires, Vikings, ETC) have had their eccentricities, we're just keeping that going. Semper Fi my brothers and sisters.
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I know that the question was "could you do it with the Brad.." however- I think if you had the option to do it without the Brad or the troops, I'd take it.
I think the only things I would add to that attack plan are the following (11C, so not my main mission, but something I did train for)
1) Spin that Bradley turret ALLLLLL the way around looking through the thermals for enemy in the area. (Woodline, scrub brush, etc..) Could be some hollywood shit where the tank does have a malfunction and the crew decides to set up an ambush. (Prior to Feb 24, 2022 I would have thought that a modern military wouldn't have done some dumb shit like that... but the owners of a sizeable proportion of T-72s have had me scratching my head with their antics.
2) If you've got a hotgun with an Excalibur round, I'd give them the 10 digit grid and let them wreck the tank.
(I mean, maybe I'm partial to IDF, but that seems a whole lot safer than fuckin' around to possibly find out. they set up a defensive perimeter around their tank while they wait for recovery assets...and it hadn't seen you yet.) Would require some math for a precise 10 digit grid relative to your position, but short of the newest upgrades, it shouldn't be able to detect a LRF.
At the very least if the excalibur misses and the tank is aroused because the crew was asleep inside... the arty already has a FFE area to give you cover to get home, and the tank crew is not going to be hunting for you..
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In the Armor community, the platoons are known as Red, White, and Blue platoon for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. 5, 6, and 7 are still the XO, CO, and 1SG. But tank platoons have 4 tanks per platoon. The PL is always the one tank so for example, I'm in blue platoon, or third, so my Platoon Leader is known as Blue 1. The platoon sergeant is always the 4 tank, so he is Blue 4. Each person on the tank also have identifiers over the radio. The gunner on the 1 tank would be Blue 1 Golf, the loader would be Blue 1 Lima, and the driver would be Blue 1 Delta. Love your content boss, yes, I'm a 19K.
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Canadian soldier, multiple deployments including NATO, UN, and Afghanistan over my 35 years in.
Thank you for your kind words. To expand on your points;
A major reason for accuracy with the C7 was the availability of an experienced core of instructors who had been trained on the C1 rifle ( a FN FAL clambered in 7.62) to shoot to a standard that included 600m range. Practicing consistent shooting at 600m over iron sights with a rifle that, if held incorrectly, can brake your shoulder has a tendency to develop solid shoot skills😅
We also continued with the older training profile, so throughout the late 80s and early 90s we were still started our range fireing at 500-600m. Between the lighter recoil and advanced sight it was rather ordinary to have 90% + of our troops shooting "marksman" qualification. Yes, the C1 was a pig to carry (11 lbs loaded) and only had semi auto action ( one squeeze of trigger, one bullet) with a magazine of 20 rounds ( only load 15 because of old springs in magazine)
As for us being the world's policeman. We were stiffener troops. A platoon of our inf troops combined with a few CSS (Combat Service Support) troops mixed in with, and tasked to train/lead a couple of hundred 3rd world troops ( no insult, these 3rd world troops were sold most of the time, just poorly trained and kitted) .
The reason we were deployed to the UN was, frankly, money. Our government arranged that any Canadian forces used by the UN would be paid by the UN. Basically, the Canadian government got a "credit" for its soldiers deployed with the UN. This "credit" was applied against Canada's UN bill.
As for our present military readiness, well i have taken up enough of your time so, to sum up, we are exhausted. We pushed all we could into Afghanistan. At its end we shipped everything home and reused it. Yes, years of hard battlefield service and then shipped home and handed back to the units. Add the massive loss of troops from , retirement, burnout, and suicide ( note, these losses were composed of most of our experienced leaders and instructors), and then to top things off we changed government to a group that has admitted to believing that soldiers are not required in this "more enlightened time" and so cut basic maintenance programs, and looked to replace antique equipment with outher countrys worn-out cast offs, while ignoring/cutting benefits to disabled veterans.
As you imagine the thought of joining a army that is used for "stability tasks" in war-torn countries, equipped with 2nd hand cast offs and relics, by a government that is neither willing to admit to the public that you are going, or to help soldiers recover/live with the injuries caused by their service, isn't high on the average teenager.
The only advantage we have, and the one governments from the beginning of Canada have depended on, is we are adaptable. 😅 snd crazy in a fight 😊
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